MSNBC Hosts, No Tough Questions For Trump

That has been an allegation that has been floated by people on the left and the right, pointing to a number of softball interviews the pair has given Trump. Well now the allegation may only get stronger after an off-camera conversation was recorded and released of Trump's appearance at a townhall with the pair in South Carolina.last week.

In the audio, released online via Harry Shearer's podcast, the MSNBC hosts are heard chit-chatting with Trump and talking about the not-so-tough questions they will ask. Here is how The Washington Post portrays the exchange:

At one point, Trump describes Scarborough and Brzezinski's portrayal of him in one particular case as "almost like a legendary figure." But Trump also has a pattern of seeing what he wants to see in the analysis of people who view him as a real contender.